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  • The reaction rate is generally highest at the beginning of a reaction, when the concentration of the substances reacting is highest.
  • Reaction rate increases when temperature increases, when concentration increases, and when solid reactants have more surface area available (e.g., when the reactants are in smaller pieces).
  • Catalysts are chemicals that raise reaction rates without being consumed in the reaction.

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Sir George Porter, Baron Porter of Luddenham
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Sir Cyril Norman Hinshelwood
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